After the Song Dynasty crossed south, it was able to coexist with the powerful Jin Kingdom for decades, not just by groveling and paying annual coins. For example, the rebellion and restlessness in the southern part of the Jin Kingdom, some of which had the looming tactics of the Song people.
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Zhao Fang served as an official in Jinghu and the west of Beijing for many years, always paying attention to the movements of his powerful neighbors in the north. When King Sui settled in Nanjing, he seemed to be in two directions with the Zhongdu court. He also participated in the affairs of the Song Dynasty and Kaifeng.
Contact privately.
The reason why he went through the western part of Beijing instead of Huainan was naturally because Shi Xiang was cautious to avoid leaking the news. Moreover, during the negotiations, the Song Dynasty was frightened by the fierce power of the Jurchens for hundreds of years, and they went back and forth twice only around the Sui coins.
Article; I had the courage to make some small requests, but they were all rejected by the ambitious Kaifeng court.
After that, the Prime Minister's attention turned to cooperation with Ding Haijun. When an agreement was reached with Ding Haijun, the income from the reopening of the Huainan Money Prison could be used to offset the annual currency, and there was also huge income from maritime trade. However, the Kaifeng court ignored it.
Going south to plunder...
Comparing the two sides, there was a huge difference in sincerity. This really made Xiang Shi anxious, so he responded to the action of Ding Haijun and ordered Zhao Fang to lead the troops from Jinghu to the north.
However, although the Lin'an and Kaifeng families fell out, their channels of communication were still maintained.
When Zhao Fang sent his army to advance rapidly, he was notified by Hou Zhi's secret envoy. The secret envoy conveyed the message that the Han officials in the Kaifeng court knew that the destiny of Jin Dynasty had been exhausted, and they intended to use Kaifeng as a gift to the Song Dynasty. Therefore, please, please,
Zhao Fang slowed down the advance slightly to allow Hou Zhi and others to spread out calmly and deal with the Jurchens in Kaifeng City who hated the Song Dynasty.
Zhao Fang was cautious by nature and did not believe in this kind of delaying strategy, so he continued to march quickly. But he did know that in the past year or so, because of the large number of Jurchens going south, the Han officials who originally held power in Kaifeng City had been squeezed out and had quite a lot of complaints.
.So he still kept in touch with Hou Zhi with a little hesitation.
To a certain extent, this is also related to the fact that the deeper Zhao Fang understands the inside story of the Jin Kingdom, the more he feels the huge military advantage of the Ding Navy.
What happened on the battlefield must not be faked. Zhao Fang himself had great foresight. Meng Zongzheng, Hu Zaixing, Liu Shixing and others under his command were rare and brave generals in the Song Dynasty, and they all admitted that Ding Haijun was indeed as powerful as the rumors.
Extremely, I am afraid that ordinary soldiers and horses cannot fight against it.
Under this situation, Zhao Fang will naturally focus on maintaining contact with Kaifeng, and explore whether it is really possible to collude with internal and external forces to seize Kaifeng first. After all, no matter how you look at it, it is not detrimental to the overall situation; but if you grasp this possibility
Having it in hand is a trump card for our army to deal with Ding Haijun's power and seize benefits for the Song Dynasty.
When the contact between Zhao Fang and Hou Zhi was about to end, Xuan Zhen rushed from Ding Haijun and conveyed to him what he had seen and heard in the north, as well as the secret orders and authorization of the Prime Minister.
The situation in which the navy gradually suppressed the Jin army's final counterattack at Lincaiguan convinced both Xuanzhen and Zhao Fang that the Jurchen court in Kaifeng was at the end of its rope, and the Han officials, including Hou Zhi, were really fighting for
The family is looking for a way out.
In this case, Zhao Fang made a decisive decision and led his troops to rush towards Kaifeng in accordance with the previously agreed content.
Sure enough, he saw Jincheng Tangchi open without a fight, and Hou Zhi, a powerful Han official in the Kaifeng court, knelt down to greet him inside the gate.
And in just half a moment, he saw that Ding Haijun noticed his intention and rushed to Kaifeng with a considerable force to fight for it. Then, in front of thousands of his own soldiers, the Jin people let go.
A fire captured thousands of the navy's elite and a handful of important generals!
Now it seems that the Song army fell into the Jin people's scheme this time and was miserably miserably. The Jin people had no intention of surrendering. Instead, they fought hard and used all possible means to weaken the powerful enemy, while the Song army
Became an accomplice!
Zhao Fang asked himself, if he were Guo Ning outside the city, how would he think Xuan Zhen left without saying goodbye? How would he think the Kaifeng city gate suddenly opened for the Song army? How would he think the navy would be burned when they rushed into the city?
And the Song army who was also in the city was unscathed?
Rereading these things a hundred times, it turns out that the Song people were so stupid that they conspired with the Jurchens to kill the important general of the Ding Navy in order to seize Kaifeng!
Zhao Fang wanted to explain to Guo Ning that Mr. Shi Miyuan of the Song Dynasty valued the benefits of the two companies' partnership in business and was unwilling to break up with you. Everyone should use their own methods to fight without breaking up.
But once a fight breaks out, is it up to one family to decide whether or not to break through? Ding Haijun suddenly suffered such a big loss, who can guarantee that they are willing to fight without breaking? Who can guarantee that they believe the advice given by the Song people?
explain?
What's more, how can Zhao Fang explain this situation?
Even if there are thousands of words to explain, we must first capture Kaifeng; but if we want to capture Kaifeng, we must stand up for the Jurchens and face the raging anger of Zhou Guogong Guo Ning, and may even have to face it directly.
Determine the might of the navy!
"You Han ministers have never meant to betray King Sui, right? You are determined to protect the small court of the Jin Kingdom in Kaifeng City!"
Zhao Fang's face, under the firelight, suddenly turned red and then turned livid: "You, Hou Xinqing, must be a Han'er, so what face do you have to do such a sinister thing? Why did you bother to harm the Song Dynasty like this?"
Hou Zhi stood up straight and said Ling Ran: "I was born in Daijin and worked in Daijin, so I am loyal to Daijin. I will do whatever is beneficial to Daijin, and there is no need to consider other things."
These words were righteous, but they made the Song people present furious.
Zhao Fan couldn't help but reach for his knife: "I'll kill you! I'll take your head and explain it to Ding Haijun!"
Hou Zhi didn't even turn his eyes, and kept looking directly at Zhao Fang and Xuan Zhen. Zhao Fan took two steps forward, but he was grabbed by many soldiers.
"Ding Haijun has fallen into such a bad trap. He must have escaped from Lincaiguan in a hurry, and then mobilized elite troops to rush to Kaifeng. If your army really wants to win the trust of Guo Ning, it should use all its manpower to put out the fire now and see if it can be
Find a few living people in the fire scene. Then... open the Nanxun Gate and welcome the main force of Ding Haijun."
Hou Zhi said a few words, and the flames behind him seemed to be spreading. People couldn't help but retreat, and the screams one after another in the flames made people feel chilled all over.
While everyone was talking, several more Dingjun soldiers rushed out of the fire scene. However, their armor and stomachs had been burned hot by the fire, and they were stuck to the skin and flesh, and they could not take them off. They left the fire scene.
After dozens of steps, they were still wailing in pain. After a few breaths, they suddenly fell silent, apparently being burned to death.
Xuan Zhen suddenly shouted: "Ask people to wait close to the fire scene! If you see anyone escaping, water them quickly to save them! Watch and do whatever you want!"
Zhao Fang woke up from his dream and said, "Did you hear that? Just do what Mr. Xuan wants!"
After thinking for a while, he pointed at Zhao Fan again: "Go to the rear team and collect the water bags and water bags that the soldiers carry with them! If you ask someone to go to Cai River to get water again, be quick!"
The two of them issued the order and had a large team of manpower to handle it. But even if they did so, would they be able to satisfy Ding Haijun and convince the evil tiger of their sincerity?
The situation has developed to this extent in a short period of time, and we are carrying the blood debt and suspicion of thousands of lives. To be honest, Zhao Fang feels a little ashamed when he thinks of the word sincerity, let alone regaining Guo Ning's trust.
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Precisely because the two sides have no trust in each other, once Ding Haijun enters the city, the two families will definitely be at war with each other. Ding Haijun will also use this as an excuse to forcibly seize key strongholds and even squeeze the Song Army out of the city. If the Song Army resists, there is no guarantee that what will happen next
A fierce battle!
Zhao Fang led 20,000 troops and marched far away from his hometown. Once he lost on the battlefield, the consequences would be disastrous. He did not feel that it was necessary for him to fight against Ding Haijun, and he also doubted how much victory he would have after the war broke out.
But Hou Zhi seemed to have taken all his thoughts into consideration. At this moment, he said leisurely: "Although the Jin Dynasty died, the Great Zhou Dynasty rose up. People inside and outside the Song Dynasty should be very familiar with Guo Zhou in his early years.
?I think the princes must be very happy to see this situation. Prime Minister Shi must also appreciate the two men's unselfish and sincere cooperation with Ding Haijun."
Zhao Fang sighed.
Hou Zhi is absolutely right. If our 20,000 troops are watching the battle from beginning to end and never have a chance to get involved in Kaifeng, then that's it. Now that we have entered Kaifeng, how can we withdraw?
Kaifeng, in the hands of the Song army, was the capital of the Song Dynasty. It was a restoration event after a hundred years. Kaifeng, in the hands of Ding Haijun, was the old capital of Guo Zhou. Guo Ningbao was not allowed to establish the title of emperor at any time. Once he continued to use it,
In this week, Kaifeng City will become the center of the whirlpool, causing turmoil in Lin'an at any time!
Therefore, the only way is to act in accordance with the secret orders of the Prime Minister. That is to cooperate with the small court of the Jin Kingdom to control Kaifeng and shut out the Ding Navy.
But because Li Ting's troops were destroyed in the city, such an approach would inevitably arouse great hostility from Ding Haijun. Maybe Ding Haijun would turn his back and attack the city, or maybe Zhongdu would break up with the Song Dynasty...
Thinking of this, Zhao Fang and Xuan Zhen both looked extremely ugly.
Originally, the two imperial courts of Jin and the East were at a life-and-death struggle, while the Song Dynasty calmly maneuvered and profited, and was omnipotent. But in just a moment, because of this fire, the Song Dynasty was forced to live in a situation of either/or, friend or enemy.
The edge of the cliff.
While the Song Dynasty was in a dilemma, the Kaifeng court gained a breath of vitality and was able to persevere in a state of inevitable collapse!
This is really a brilliant plan!
Xuan Zhen took half a step forward: "After all, what do you want? What does King Sui want behind you?"
"Why should Mr. Xuan be so cautious?" Hou Zhi laughed.
He said sincerely: "To be honest with you, there are still more than 9,000 elites loyal to Dajin in Kaifeng, and there are no less than tens of thousands of Jurchens who can fight with weapons. But this small number of troops can only control the imperial city of Kaifeng.
and the northern part of the inner city, so we want to entrust the outer city and the southern part of the inner city of Kaifeng to your army, and also entrust the future of the Jin Kingdom to the hands of the Song Dynasty."
Xuan Zhen shouted and asked: "What do you mean by entrustment? The Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty are feuding. Aren't you afraid that we will take the city of Kaifeng in our hands and kill the Jurchens and their ancestors?"
"Now that the power of the Jin Dynasty is exhausted, all we can think about is to rely on the prestige of the Song Dynasty to survive. And your side... haha, you don't have the appeal of the Jin Dynasty, do you really think that you can come from Henan Road?
Thousands of miles of mountains and rivers on Taofu Road, can people eat pot pulp with the military flag of the Song Dynasty?"
Hou Zhi bowed deeply again: "When our dynasty was at its peak, we could accommodate the Emperor Liu Yu of the Qi Dynasty. If you accommodate the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty in Kaifeng, there will naturally be corresponding benefits. The Jin Dynasty can respect the Song Dynasty as his uncle and uncle.
We can respect the orders of the Song Dynasty and even become emperor and become a vassal king! Apart from this, we can talk about anything! Right now we only ask you to do one thing, and that is to help us stabilize Kaifeng and force us to retreat.
Decide on the navy!”
"this……"
Thousands of miles of country? Da Jin obeys the orders of Da Song? Anything can be discussed? Is this true or false?
If it is true, then Hou Zhi gave too much! The Kaifeng court really spent a lot of money for its own survival! And this was too proud for the Song Dynasty, and for the political power of Shi Xiang, it was too
is attractive!
Xuan Zhen and Zhao Fang looked at each other, and they both saw intention and hesitation in each other's eyes.
Is it worth it?
Maybe because of the fate of Li Ting's troops, Guo Ning himself is hesitant to enter the city. If we are tough, can we really force him back?
What follows is nothing more than a division of interests. If the Kaifeng court of the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty can talk about anything, what can't they talk about between the Song Dynasty and the Dinghaijun regime?
In the middle of the day, the flames from the fire brought a huge amount of heat and smoke. Zhao Fang felt a little chest tight and short of breath. He couldn't help but pull open the front of his robe to make himself more comfortable. He felt his heart beating violently.
The blood vessels on both sides of the forehead are also pulsating, almost making a winter sound.
The sound became louder and louder, as if it resonated with the roar of some kind of surging tide in the distance.
At the back of the queue, the Meng Communist Party came running in a hurry and loudly reported: "Ding Haijun is coming to kill us!"
